Kate Atkinson’s dazzling Life After Life, one of the top selling adult
books of 2014, explored the possibility of infinite chances, as Ursula
Todd lived through the turbulent events of the last century again and
again. In A God in Ruins, Atkinson turns her focus on Ursula’s beloved
younger brother Teddy – would-be poet, RAF bomber pilot, husband and
father – as he navigates the perils and progress of the 20th century.
For all Teddy endures in battle, his greatest challenge will be to face
living in a future he never expected to have. A God in Ruins is a
masterful companion to Life After Life, and will prove once again that
Kate Atkinson is one of the finest novelists of our age.